The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-06-23
EMPHATIC PROTESTS.
Against Returning Captured Rebel Flags to the
States from Whence They Came.

| New York, June 15.-"May God palsy
| the hand that wrote the order: may God
| palsy the brain that concerted it, and
| may God palsy the tongue that dictated
| it," G. a. X. veterans glanced at each
| other with awe, as those sentences rang
| out from Commander-inCh Fairchild, OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic tonight in
| Association hall in Harlem. The oc-
casion was a reception rendered to
| the COMMUNICATIVE chiefly Alexander Ham
ilton Post 1S2, G. A. R. Visitors were
present from every Grand Army post Of
| this city and vicinity. Before the meeting
opened it became known that the presi-
| dent had approved the recommendation
to return all the confederate flags to the
| southern states from whose regiments the
| flags had been captured during the late
| war. Gen. Fairchild entered the hall with
stern-set features. The one-armed leader
| burst forth with the expressions recorded:
| The veterans had placed their trophies in
the care of the war department. They
were intended to be kept in the archives
OF the nation as mementoes OF hard won
fields OF battle. How can the present
loyal governors of the southern states ac-
cept emblems OF treason after their pro-
fessions OF loyalty to the Union?
OHIO INDIGNATION.
Columbus Ohio Special Telegram, June
15.-The Ohio veterans OF the Union army
have been suddenly aroused by the recent
order OF the war department directing the
return OF captured rebel flags to the
governors Of the late so.cailed confederate
states. Many kilograms came to Gov.
Foraker urging him to make an emphatic
protest against the PRONUNCIATION OF the
order. This the governor did, declaring
that no rebel flags would be surrendered
while he was governor. a telegram was
| sent to Gen. H. " Boynton. at Washing
ton, to get the best legal proceedings in
stituted to enjoin the return
those captured by Ohio troops. All ex-
penses Will be provided, This was signed
by Gov. Foraker and others. A dispatch
from the department commander Of the
Grand Army protesting against the out
rage was forward to President Cleveland
by the governor.
IOWA PROTESTS.
Des Moines, Ia, June 15.-Gen. Tuttle,
commander OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public for Iowa, to-day asked Governor Lar
rabee to protest to President Cleveland
against any rebel flags captured by Iowa
troops being surrendered to the south,
and to take legal steps to enjoin any such
surrender. Gov. Larrabee has telegraphed
the president an emphatic protest and will
take legal steps, if necessary, to make the
protest effective. The following was sent
by Gov. Larabee:
Des Moines, Iowa. Juno 15.-To the
President OF the United States,
Washington, D. c.: I send here
with a request made upon me- as gov
ernor OF Iowa, by the commander OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic in this state
against the proposed return to the south
of the war flags captured by the union
troops during the rebellion. l add to this
request and protest OF the surviving union
soldiers in Iowa the respectful but equally
urgent protest OF the people Of the state
and shall deem it my duty to use all prop
er endeavors to prevent any such return
OF battle flags captured by Iowa troops.